Test & Measurement


New tools makes it easy to debug designs combining MIPS and ARM CPUs

Imagination Technologies and Lauterbach are jointly making it easy to use Lauterbach's popular TRACE32 tools to debug MIPS heterogeneous CPU based systems or systems that combine MIPS CPUs with ARM CPUs. Lauterbach's TRACE32 is a set o

Imagination Technologies | 23-02-2016

New semi-rigid test probes designed to speed circuit development

Fairview Microwave has unveiled a new family of semi-rigid test probes operating up to 6GHz. Designed to assist in testing microwave circuits, the probes are constructed of high-quality semi-rigid coax and SMA female connectors. The t

Fairview Microwave | 22-02-2016

Fast IR proximity sensor eliminates DACs to lower costs in robotics and more

Vishay has introduced a new infrared (IR) sensor designed to provide fast, low-cost proximity sensing in a variety of systems. The TSSP4056 is the industry's first fixed-gain sensor containing a band-pass filter tuned to 56kHz to feature a

Vishay | 22-02-2016

High-speed bidirectional level translator needs no direction pin

Negating the need for a direction control pin, Pericom Semiconductor's PI4ULS3V502 2-bit configurable dual-supply auto-sensing bidirectional level translator is now available from Digi-Key. The B and A ports are designed to track two di

Digikey | 19-02-2016

High-performance pressure sensors for the most demanding applications

Mouser has announced a new global distribution agreement with Merit Sensor Systems, a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of pressure-sensing solutions. The agreement adds Merit's microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) pressure

Mouser Electronics | 19-02-2016

Easy and accurate current sensor module suits many applications

Digilent's PmodISNS20 current sensor module is now available from Digi-Key. The module sends a 12-bit digital value that represents the amount of current flowing through the terminal block. The compact PmodISNS20 features a digital SPI

Digikey | 18-02-2016

Intrinsically-safe ATEX-certified sensing and switching components

Variohm EuroSensor has extended its range of intrinsically-safe sensing and switching components. The new sensors suit a variety of applications across chemical, oil / gas, HVAC, food / beverage, and general engineering where ATEX-certified

Variohm | 16-02-2016

Simple solution for implementing motion and positioning data

Providing a simple solution for implementing motion and positioning data in a wide range of applications, Microchip Technology's MM7150 motion sensor module is now available from Mouser stock. The MM7150 module is designed as a complet

Mouser Electronics | 15-02-2016

Four-channel ambient light sensor offers red, green, blue and IR matrix

Mouser now stocks the Avago Technologies APDS-9250 Digital RGB IR and Ambient Light Sensor which uses four channels of red, green, blue and IR (RGB+IR) in a specially designed matrix arrangement. The device's construction allows for an

Mouser Electronics | 12-02-2016

Highly-stable and flexible SAR testing solution for wireless devices

Anritsu's MT8820C Radio Communication Analyzer now integrates with both DASY6 and cSAR3D from Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG) to provide seamless Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance testing that significantly reduces asses

Anritsu | 10-02-2016

Versatile candlestick sensor measures air temperature and velocity

Latest from Advanced Thermal Solutions (ATS) is the base-and-stem candlestick sensor for simultaneously measuring air temperature and velocity when characterizing thermal conditions inside electronic systems. The sensor is narrow and l

ATS | 10-02-2016

Compact micro laser distance sensors deliver high performance

RS Components now stocks Panasonic's HG-C series micro laser distance sensors which provides high-end performance in a small lightweight package. This sensor indicates measured values in mm, and also outputs analog voltage. The data ca

RS Components | 09-02-2016

New flow and pressure sensors feature status-check IO-Links

Festo has launched two new easy-to-use sensors with an IO-Link output that enable engineers to check the status of their processes readily and increase production efficiencies. Developed in response to the trend for increased monitoring and

Festo | 09-02-2016

Compact smartphone configurable infrared temperature sensors

RS Components now offers from stock the Calex PyroNFC temperature sensor. The PyroNFC smartphone configurable infrared temperature sensors is extremely small and comes with a side-entry cable making it ideal for mounting in tight spaces.

RS Components | 08-02-2016

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